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Word: lungkow (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1939-1939
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Usage:

...bounce up again. Somewhat similar nightmares are said to be troubling Japanese generals, who bowl over Chinese towns one by one, only to have the Chinese seep in behind their advance and set them up again. Last week Japanese announced they had captured coastal Haichow (pronounced Hi, Joe) and Lungkow (Loong-Go), last Chinese-held ports north of Shanghai, and two inland Shantung towns...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WAR IN CHINA: Hi, Joe | 3/13/1939 | See Source »

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