The region was so named because of its rich soil and crescent shape.

The name comes from the general crescent shape made by the four departments.

It is most recognized for its unique crescent shape, and beautiful view of City Island, Bronx.

The bay they were looking into went back about a mile in a rounded crescent shape.

The belly is colored a pale brown to cream color, with dark olive to grey crescent shapes.

The French version of the Kipferl was named for its crescent (croissant) shape.

The hotel, noted for its distinctive crescent shape, has 136 rooms and is set in Mediterranean style gardens.

The two sides combined give the street a distinctive crescent oval shape.

Sickle cell anemia is a disease passed down through families in which red blood cells form an abnormal crescent shape.

In the Late Stephanian the zone was bent around a vertical axis to make the current crescent shape.