Pontiac

American  

[pon-tee-ak] / ˈpɒn tiˌæk /

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.

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Pontiac British  

/ ˈpɒntɪˌæk /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

A prosecution application that he be asked to forfeit the Pontiac Firebird was not granted.

From BBC

Bedroom was there, kitchen there, living room, and then on to the driveway and his destroyed cars, including the Corvette, valued at $45,000, and the Pontiac, worth about $20,000.

From Los Angeles Times

The front section alone that day had two dozen full-page ads for then-mighty brands that would all be gone in little more than a decade: Robinsons-May, Circuit City, the Good Guys, Pontiac.

From Los Angeles Times

Many others — painters of Pontiacs, drugstore facades or gumball machines — were dismissed as frivolous.

From Los Angeles Times

In 1961, he became chief engineer at GM’s Pontiac division and introduced two popular “muscle cars,” the GTO and the Firebird.

From Los Angeles Times