plural of wire cartridge

(firearms) A early type of shotgun cartridge that had wire lining in the case to assist concentrating the shot.

(artillery) A former type of canon the construction of which included an internal layer of wire windings.

simple past tense and past participle of wire off

To separate or close off by installing a wire barricade or fence, as around the perimeter. / (dated) To send (a message) by wire.

(electricity) A wire that connects a circuit to ground.

A thin stair rod; a wire used on stair carpet to keep it in place in the angle between two steps.

To act with vigour.

plural of wire gun

A hollow cone-shaped device with a conductive interior and an insulating exterior (usually plastic) applied over two (or more) wires (5mm or less) twisted together to make an electrical connection.