1950 January, David L. Smith, “A Runaway at Beattock”, inRailway Magazine, page53:
Accordingly, Mitchell and his fireman, apparently without removing the engine from the up line, set to work anddisconnected the motion on the defective side, after which Fireman Richardson, who probably had done the lion's share of the work, betook himself to the refreshment room and had a cup of coffee.
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There's adisconnect between what they think is happening and what is really going on.
2012 October 23, David Leonhardt,New York Times[1], retrieved24 October 2012:
Some of thedisconnect between the economy’s problems and the solutions offered by Washington stem from the nature of the current political debate.
2023 August 23, Malcolm Holmes tells Paul Stephen, “A mission to develop GCR's legacy”, inRAIL, number990, page39:
"On top of this, many leading competitor attractions are hands-on, experimental, immersive, and tell a story. With a growing generationaldisconnect from our industrial past, is coming here for just a train ride any longer enough for people?
Some object to the use ofdisconnect to mean “disconnection” or “a break or interruption in an existing connection, continuum, or process”, noting the lack of a corresponding sense ofconnect.
