Crescent (disambiguation)

A crescent is a shape symbolising the Moon.

Crescent may also refer to:

Animals

• Crescent butterflies, brush-footed butterflies of the genera Anthanassa and Phyciodes
• Crescent pigeon, a breed of domestic pigeon

Brands and enterprises

• Crescent (brand), a brand of tools after which the Crescent wrench takes its name
• Crescent, a Swedish bicycle brand manufactured by Nymanbolagen (later Monark-Crescentbolagen)
• Crescent Arms, a firearms manufacturer bought by Savage Arms
• Crescent Capital Group, a private American investment firm
• Crescent Enterprises, a conglomerate based in the United Arab Emirates
• Crescent Foods, a Seattle, Washington, spice and flavorings company (1889-1983)
• Crescent Petroleum, a privately owned company headquartered in the United Arab Emirates
• Crescent Toys, a British toy manufacturer from 1922 to 1980

Music

• Crescent (band), an alternative band from Bristol, UK
• Crescent (Egyptian band), a metal band from Egypt
• Crescent (John Coltrane album), a 1964 album
• Crescent, a 2003 album by Japanese pop/rock artist Gackt
• "Crescent", a song by Animals as Leaders from the album The Joy of Motion, 2014
• Crescent Records, a record label
• The Crescents, an Australian vocal harmony group, active from 1958 to 1962
• The Crescents, an American rock and roll band, with guitarist Thom Bresh

People

• Guy Crescent (1920–1996), French businessman
• Guy-Crescent Fagon (1638–1718), French physician and botanist

Places

Antarctica

• Crescent Bay, Victoria Land
• Crescent Glacier (Antarctica), Victoria Land
• Crescent Scarp, Palmer Land
• Crescent Stream, Victoria Land

Canada

• Crescent Falls, two falls in Alberta, Canada
• 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, a shopping mall in Limerick, Ireland
• The Crescent, Limerick, Georgian period development in Limerick, Ireland
• The Crescent, Wisbech, a Georgian period development in Wisbech, England.

United States

• Crescent, California, a region in Plumas County
• Crescent, Georgia, an unincorporated community
• Crescent, Idaho, an unincorporated community
• Crescent, Iowa, a city
• Crescent, New York, a hamlet
  • Crescent Bridge, over the Mohawk River
• Crescent, North Carolina, an unincorporated community
• Crescent, Ohio, an unincorporated community
• Crescent, Oklahoma, a city
• Crescent, Oregon, an unincorporated community
• Crescent, South Carolina, an unincorporated community
• Crescent, Utah, a city
• Crescent, Wisconsin, a town
• Crescent, Chippewa County, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community
• Crescent City (disambiguation)
• Crescent Glacier (Alaska)
• Crescent Glacier (Mount Adams), Washington
• Crescent Plantation, Tallulah, Louisiana
• Crescent Range, within the White Mountains of New Hampshire
  • Mount Crescent, a summit in the Crescent Range
• Crescent River (Georgia)
• Crescent Township (disambiguation)
• Crescent Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Vietnam

• Crescent Mall in Ho Chi Minh City

Elsewhere

• Crescent Beach (disambiguation)
• Crescent Island (disambiguation)
• Crescent Lake (disambiguation), including North American lakes
• Crescent Nebula, in the constellation Cygnus
• Fertile Crescent, a region comprising areas currently part of Iraq, Kuwait, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, Cyprus, Egypt, Turkey and Iran

Schools

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

Sports

• Cincinnati Crescents, an All-Star barnstorming baseball team that played in the mid-1940s
• Crescent Arena, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, an indoor arena
• Crescent Boat Club, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Crescent Hockey Club, a field hockey club in Pakistan
• Halifax Crescents, an early amateur, later professional, ice hockey team in Halifax, Canada, from 1899 to 1948
• Old Crescent, Limerick City based rugby club
• Paterson Crescents, a defunct basketball team based in Paterson, New Jersey

Transportation

• Crescent (train), an American passenger train running between New York City and New Orleans
• Crescent Air Cargo, an all-cargo airline based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
• Crescent Shipyard, former shipyard in Elizabeth, New Jersey
• HMCS Crescent, a World War II Royal Canadian Navy destroyer
• HMS Crescent, 11 Royal Navy ship

Other uses

• Crescent - a non-straight street
• Crescent (architecture), an architectural structure comprising a number of houses laid out in an arc to form a crescent shape
• Crescent (novel), a 2003 novel by Diana Abu-Jaber
• Crescent (Pictish symbol)
• Crescent (solitaire), a card game
• Crescent Arts Centre in Belfast (Northern Ireland)
• Crescent Dragonwagon, an American writer
• Crescent meteorite of 1936, which fell in Oklahoma, United States (see meteorite falls)
• Crescent rolls, a type of puff pastry

See also

• All pages with titles beginning with Crescent
• All pages with titles containing Crescent
• Crescent moon (disambiguation)
• La Crescent (disambiguation)
• The Crescent (disambiguation)