Pontchartrain

[ pon-cher-treyn ]

/ ˈpɒn tʃərˌtreɪn /

noun

Lake, a shallow extension of the Gulf of Mexico in SE Louisiana, N of New Orleans. 41 miles (66 km) long; 25 miles (40 km) wide.

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Wendell Pierce, Actor and President, Pontchartrain Park Community Development Corp.

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Wendell PierceActor and and President of Pontchartrain Park Community Development Corp.

Reboot America! Participants |The Daily Beast |September 24, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
Pontchartrain noted well what passed at the interview, and related it all to me that very evening.

The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete |Duc de Saint-Simon
Pontchartrain, had the impudence to boast of this before my face.

The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete |Duc de Saint-Simon

It is true the Pontchartrain opened with a real locomotive while the Lexington and Ohio road first used horse power.

A Pioneer Railway of the West |Maude Ward Lafferty
An admiral was the abhorrence of Pontchartrain, and an admiral who was an illegitimate son of the King, he loathed.

The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete |Duc de Saint-Simon
A marriage took place at this time between the son of Pontchartrain and the daughter of the Comte de Roye.

The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete |Duc de Saint-Simon

British Dictionary definitions for pontchartrain

Pontchartrain

/ (ˈpɒntʃəˌtreɪn) /

noun

Lake Pontchartrain a shallow lagoon in SE Louisiana, linked with the Gulf of Mexico by a narrow channel, the Rigolets: resort and fishing centre. Area: 1620 sq km (625 sq miles)

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