'When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, 'it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.''
..... Lewis Carroll - Alice in Wonderland"
The problem comes when you try to communicate your meaning to someone else. If you say “wraps” you get into the discussion that we see in this thread. If you say “metres” there can be no discussion as the definition has existed since 1791
However, many people seem to be more comfortable using Carpspeak.
I am embarrassed to say that I made exactly that mistake when the tide went out during a dry spell on a huge reservoir I was fishing and my catches decreased considerably. You make a relevant point.