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, Altitude...
arc v.— «An incoming flight from Chennai (9W-470) requested priority landing at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, when window No 2 on the left side of the cockpit (near the commander’s seat) started cracking— “arcing” in aviation...
Christ Air n.— «Two years ago, hobbling because of a broken ankle, Way defended his medal with another 360 across the 70-foot gap, followed 20 feet above the quarterpipe wall by what is called a “Christ Air,” with his skateboard held in an...
three-jack n.— «His day started miserably, with a drive into the rough on the 1st, and a bogey. He three-putted the 2nd, his first three-whip of the week, then made it a pair with a three-jack on the 4th.» —“Kite’s crash landing” by Brian...
keep a slot warm v. phr.— «An airline is flying an empty passenger jet between Heathrow and Cardiff on a daily basis—just so that it can hold on to its lucrative slots at the London airport.…The flights reveal the lengths to which airlines will go...
pass the trash v. phr.— «Offending teachers sometimes get help landing another teaching job from former bosses. The practice is so well known among educators they refer to it by name. They call it “passing the trash.”» —“Another teacher sentenced...