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Word: wien (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Usage:

...harbor, removed one of the war heads and attached it to the side of the battleship Viribus Unitis, pride of the Austrian Navy. The other war head they cut adrift in the tideway. The former sank Viribus Unitis, the latter drifted against and blew up the battleship Wien...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AT SEA: Piloted Torpedo | 11/11/1940 | See Source »

...puppet-actors, it proves too elaborate. A puppet Cinderella needs more than a fairy godmother's wand to make it come alive. All the Johann Strauss music in the world cannot make puppets waltz with Alt Wien charm. When they imitate human beings, they come to grief...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theatre: Old Show in Manhattan | 4/1/1940 | See Source »

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