Pontiac

[ pon-tee-ak ]

noun

1. c1720–69, North American Indian, chief of the Ottawa tribe: commander during the Pontiac War 1763–64.
2. a city in SE Michigan.
3. a town in central Illinois.

Pontiac

/ ˈpɒntɪˌæk /

noun

1. Pontiac1769MOttawa IndianPOLITICS: tribal leader died 1769, chief of the Ottawa Indians, who led a rebellion against the British (1763–66)

Example Sentences

I’ve always had a fondness for station wagons, ever since I drove a hulking Pontiac Bonneville Grand Safari across the country many times in my early twenties.

From Washington Blade

The jokes land best when you’re surrounded by dozens of other people laughing at the ridiculousness of strapping a rocket to the top of a Pontiac Fiero.

From Time

This was the same Pontiac factory where her father used to work, as a die-maker.

From Freakonomics

There, he allegedly pulled her into the back seat of his black Pontiac.

From The Daily Beast

The same is true for Dodge and Kia, Lincoln and Toyota, and Pontiac and Hyundai.

From The Daily Beast

We meet Joe when he is a teenager in Pontiac County, Quebec, in the early 1900s.

From The Daily Beast

Before he sang with Sheryl Crow, Rock drove a Pontiac Firebird in a music video.

From The Daily Beast

In 1988, a beloved Glendale local, Gov. Evan Mecham, was impeached for secretly lending campaign funds to his Pontiac dealership.

From The Daily Beast

"Pontiac'll be a fine place by and by," she said, for she had village patriotism deep in her veins.

From Project Gutenberg

He knew well enough that this event would make or unmake him in Pontiac.

From Project Gutenberg

"You have twenty-four hours to leave Pontiac," cried De la Riviere, as he left the room.

From Project Gutenberg

In the event of her death, this money shall revert to the parish of Pontiac, in whose graveyard I wish my body to lie.

From Project Gutenberg

In 1763 Pontiac, head-chief of the Ottawas, formed a confederation against the English.

From Project Gutenberg