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.» —“Guam Probe Targets Weather...
squatch n.— «From more than 30 expeditions, we know that sasquatches are primates with certain predictable behavior patterns.…The name “bigfoot” has caught on with the public, but most investigators refer to them as...
strawberry quick n.— «“Basically what the drug dealers are doing is taking methamphetamine and during the cooking process they’re adding flavors to it,” said Doug McCarty the Kearney Police Drug Investigator. “Strawberry...
battery pack n.— «Brannon was described by a local gang investigator as a “battery pack” within his gang set, a term used to describe a member who is always on the streets, willing to do anything for the gang. The investigator...
gopher hole n.— «Investigators discovered a sophisticated cross-border tunnel yesterday extending about a half-mile and found about 2 tons of marijuana on the Mexican end.…“It caught me by surprise learning there was a narcotunnel...
setiologist n. a person who investigates or searches for signs of extraterrestrial life. Etymological Note: Search for extraterrestrial intelligence + ologist. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)