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

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

In Detroit, Grand Rapids and Pontiac, Michigan, the recruits heard about a wide variety of challenges and grievances.

From Seattle Times

She and her cousin were walking when a man driving a black Pontiac offered Bianco a ride home, police said.

From Seattle Times

It wasn’t just a gold Pontiac Trans Am with a painted bird on the hood.

From New York Times

At the courtroom in Pontiac, Mich., jurors spent seven days listening to wrenching testimony from nearly two dozen witnesses, including Ms. Crumbley, who testified in her own defense for about three hours last week.

From New York Times