Crescent (disambiguation)

A crescent is a shape symbolising the Moon

Contents 1 Biology 2 Business 3 Education 4 Geography 4.1 Canada 4.2 Europe 4.3 Middle East 4.4 United States 5 Music 6 Transportation 7 Other 8 See also

Crescent may also refer to:

• Crescent lunar phase, the Moon phases when 1–49% of the Moon are visible
• Croissant, a popular buttery French bread in the shape of a crescent moon

Biology

• Glomerular crescent, crescent-shaped scar tissue in kidneys formed as a result of an inflammation of blood vessels
• Crescent butterflies, brush-footed butterflies of the genera Anthanassa and Phyciodes
• Crescent (pigeon), a breed of domestic pigeon

Business

• Crescent wrench, a tool which can be used to loosen or tighten a nut or bolt
• Crescent (brand), a brand of tools after which the Crescent wrench takes its name
• Crescent Toys, a British toy manufacturer from 1922 to 1980
• Crescent Arms, a firearms manufacturer bought by Savage Arms

Education

• Crescent Engineering College, a private engineering college in Vandalur, Chennai (Madras), India
• Crescent School (disambiguation), various
• Crescent Girls' School, an all-girls' secondary school in Singapore

Geography

Canada

• Crescent Heights, Calgary, a neighbourhood in Calgary, Alberta
• Crescent Street, a Montreal street famous for its nightlife
• Crescent Town, Toronto, a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario

Europe

• Crescent (Occitania), an Occitan dialectal zone
• Crescent Shopping Centre is a mall in Limerick,Ireland

Middle East

• Fertile Crescent, a historical region in the Middle East incorporating the Levant, Ancient Mesopotamia, and Ancient Egypt

United States

• Crescent, California, a region in Plumas County, California
• Crescent, Georgia, an unincorporated community
• Crescent Island, a crescent-shaped island in the Bay of Isles, South Georgia
• Crescent, Iowa, a city
• Crescent, Oregon, an unincorporated community
• Crescent, Utah, a city
• Crescent, Wisconsin, a town
• Crescent, Chippewa County, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community
• Crescent Corner, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community
• Piedmont Crescent, a series of connected urban areas in North Carolina
• Mount Crescent, a summit in the White Mountains of New Hampshire

Music

• Crescent (band), an alternative band from Bristol, UK
• Crescent, a 2003 album by Japanese pop/rock artist Gackt
• Crescent (John Coltrane album), a 1964 album by John Coltrane
• Crescent (Gackt album), a 2003 album by Gackt
• Crescent Records, a record label
• Crescent (instrument), a percussion instrument

Transportation

• Crescent (Amtrak), an American passenger train running between New York City and New Orleans
• HMS Crescent, the name of 11 Royal Navy ships
• HMCS Crescent, a World War II Royal Canadian Navy destroyer
• Crescent Shipyard, former shipyard in Elizabeth, New Jersey
• Crescent, a Swedish bicycle brand manufactured by Nymanbolagen (later Monark-Crescentbolagen)

Other

• Crescent (architecture), an architectural structure where a number of houses are laid out in an arc to form of a crescent shape
• Crescent of Embrace, a controversial design proposal for the Flight 93 National Memorial
• Crescent (novel), a 2003 novel by Diana Abu-Jaber
• Croissant (magazine), a Japanese magazine
• Crescent meteorite of 1936, which fell in Oklahoma, United States (see meteorite falls)

See also

• The Crescent (disambiguation)

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