A surname from German.

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

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

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