witness corner
noun Surveying.
a point, marked by a monument, situated at a known distance from and bearing relative to a corner that is used as a reference point but on which it is impossible to place a monument.
Compare corner(def 10a).
Origin of witness corner
An Americanism dating back to 1915–20
Words nearby witness corner
witless,
witling,
witloof,
witness,
witness box,
witness corner,
witness stand,
witness-box,
wits,
witsie,
witt