A crescent is a shape symbolising the Moon.
Crescent may also refer to:
Brands and enterprises Crescent (brand), a brand of tools after which the Crescent wrench takes its name Crescent (bicycle), 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
Educational institutes Crescent College, Jesuit college based in Limerick, Ireland B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology, a private higher education institute in Tamil Nadu, India. Crescent Girls' School, an all-girls' secondary school in Singapore Crescent School (disambiguation)
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
Crescent Dragonwagon (born 1952), American writer 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
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 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 (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 meteorite of 1936, which fell in Oklahoma, United States (see meteorite falls) Crescent rolls, a type of puff pastry Crescent butterflies, brush-footed butterflies of the genera Anthanassa and Phyciodes
See also
Crescent moon (disambiguation) La Crescent (disambiguation) The Crescent (disambiguation)