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witness mark n. Witness marks on the jack screws that drive the flaps and on other data indicate that Flight 801’s flaps had been placed in the landing setting of 30 deg., according to investigators. [English Aviation Jargon] [full cite] (Aug. 9, 2007)

witness mark n. Development of a material cutting machine employing an ultrasonic cutting blade that is three times faster than earlier methods. The same equipment automatically marks the material with either witness mark lines or part numbers using an ink-jet process. [English Aviation Jargon] [full cite] (Aug. 9, 2007)

witness mark n. Will there be a witness marks for the entire length of ground from the other runway to the other? Are you going to do the documenting of that?…Our team is documenting everything from the runway all the way to the final rest. And there are a number of witness marks. Whether it’s tree strikes, ground scars, they’re looking at all of that. [English Aviation Jargon] [full cite] (Aug. 9, 2007)

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