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English → English (gcide) Definition: Wire-wound gun Wire-wound gun \Wire"-wound` gun\ (Ordnance) A gun in the construction of which an inner tube (either entire or in segments) is wound with wire under tension to insure greater soundness and uniformity of resistance. In modern construction hoops and jackets are shrunk on over the wire. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]