A surname from German.

(transitive, intransitive) To infect, or be infected, with noble rot (Botrytis cinerea).

A rudimentary stairchair used to transport handicapped people, and others in need, up and down stairs in an emergency usually attached to stairwells.

Severance of a physical connection. / Unexpected termination of a telephone connection. / Absence of rapport; the nonexistence of, or a breakdown of, effective communication.