Clearwater

American  

[kleer-waw-ter, -wot-er] / ˈklɪərˌwɔ tər, -ˌwɒt ər /

noun

1. a city in W Florida.

2. a river in NW Saskatchewan and NE Alberta, Canada, flowing SE and SW to the Athabasca River. 230 miles (370 km) long.

3. a river in N Idaho, flowing W from the Bitterroot Range to the Snake River. 90 miles (145 km) long.

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Example Sentences

By financing improvements through C-PACE programs, Clearwater is taking advantage of a niche business in an increasingly crowded market, where more property owners are turning to private nonbank lenders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Clearwater looks to provide long-term, fixed-rate capital for C-PACE improvements on properties across 40 states and the District of Columbia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Hogan was living at the larger of his two Clearwater properties, with his third wife, Sky, when he died.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

One deal that should close in the next few months is Clearwater Analytics’ sale to a group of private money managers.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

I can handle seventy-five-mile-per-hour tailgaters on Creedence Clearwater Revival or even ZZ Top, but the Eagles and the Doobie Brothers are just no help.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich