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Buildings

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The Crest (Huntington, New York) The Crest is a historic house on Eatons Neck in Suffolk County, New York. Although on the land mass of Eatons Neck, the house today is within the jurisdiction of the Incorporated Village of Asharoken. According to the National Register of Hist ...
, a historic house in Suffolk County, New York *"The Crest", an alternate name for 63 Wall Street, in Manhattan, New York * Crest Castle (Château Du Crest), Jussy, Switzerland * Crest House, a building, now in ruins, at the summit of Mount Evans in Colorado * Crest Theatre, a historic theatre in downtown Sacramento, California *Crest Theatre, formerly
Majestic Crest Theatre The Crest Theatre, formerly known as Majestic Crest and Bigfoot Crest Theatre, is a movie theatre located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. It was founded as the UCLAN in 1941, and was built for live performa ...
, Los Angeles, California *Crest Theatre, in
Old School Square Old School Square is located in a historic area at 51 North Swinton Avenue in Delray Beach, Florida, United States. The 5-acre site is at the corner of Atlantic Avenue and Swinton Avenue, anchoring Delray's downtown shopping district. The camp ...
, Delray Beach, Florida


Business or commerce

* Crest (toothpaste), a brand of toothpaste *
Crest Audio Crest Audio, Inc is an American company that produces professional sound equipment, including audio mixers, power amplifiers, and loudspeakers. Crest Audio was founded in the late 1970s by Jean-Pierre Prideaux in California. Dallas Music Industrie ...
, an American manufacturer of power amplifiers and mixing consoles *
Crest Animation Productions Crest Animation Productions (formerly RichCrest Animation Studios, Rich Animation Studios and originally Rich Entertainment) was an Indian-American animation studio located in Burbank, California, United States. The studio's most well known work ...
, an animation studio in Burbank, California *
Crest Animation Studios Crest Animation Studios Ltd. (formerly ''Crest Communications'') () was an Indian animation studio. It was founded by Shyam Raja Ramanna in 1990 under the name Crest Communications, and it first went public in 1995. In 2000, it acquired Rich An ...
, an animation studio in India *Crest Books, an imprint of now defunct
Fawcett Publications Fawcett Publications was an American publishing company founded in 1919 in Robbinsdale, Minnesota by Wilford Fawcett, Wilford Hamilton "Captain Billy" Fawcett (1885–1940). It kicked off with the publication of the bawdy humor magazine ''Captai ...
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Crest Hotels Crest Hotels Limited was a Bass-Charrington subsidiary operating the hotel interests of the brewery company in the United Kingdom. Crest's headquarters were in the former Hunt Edmunds brewery premises in Banbury, Oxfordshire. History In 19 ...
, a defunct hotel chain in the UK * Crest Manufacturing Company, producer of the Crestmobile automobile in the 1900s *
CREST (securities depository) CREST is a UK-based central securities depository that holds UK equities and UK gilts, as well as Irish equities and other international securities. It was named after its securities settlement system, CREST, and has been owned and operated by E ...
, a dematerialised securities depository and settlement service of the UK and Ireland *
Center for Research in Economics and Statistics The Center for Research in Economics and Statistics (CREST) is the center of research of the INSEE, the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies. The research center is affiliated with the ENSAE graduate school. It has been di ...
, Paris, France


Education

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Crest Boys' Academy The Crest Boys' Academy (formerly John Kelly Boys' Technology College) was a secondary school with academy status located in Neasden in the London Borough of Brent. The school was founded as John Kelly Boys' School in 1958 and was set in pleas ...
, a former secondary school in Neasden in the London Borough of Brent *
Crest Girls' Academy The Crest Girls' Academy, formerly known as John Kelly Girls' Technology College, was a girls' secondary school with academy status located in Neasden, Brent, North West London. The school was situated next to Crest Boys' Academy; the schoo ...
, a former secondary school in Neasden *
Crest High School (Kansas) Crest High School is a fully accredited public high school located in Colony, Kansas, United States, serving students in grades 9-12. The school colors are red and blue and the school mascot is the Lancer. Crest High serves approximately 100 stud ...
, Colony, Kansas * Crest High School (North Carolina), Boiling Springs, North Carolina *
E-ACT Crest Academy E-ACT Crest Academy is a secondary school with academy status located in Neasden, Brent, North West London. The school opened in September 2014 replacing Crest Girls' Academy, Crest Boys' Academy and Crest Sixth Form. E-ACT Crest Academy se ...
, a secondary school which replaced Crest Boys' and Girls' Academies and Crest Sixth Form in 2014 *
Centre for Renewable Energy Systems Technology The Centre for Renewable Energy Systems Technology (CREST) is a research centre into renewable energy based in the Department of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University in England. Profile Established in 199 ...
, Loughborough University, UK *The Consortium for Research Excellence, Support and Training (CREST), an organisation that provides training and research support for UK universities


Music

* ''The Crest'' (album), a 2010 album by Axel Rudi Pell *
The Crest (band) The Crest was a gothic metal/darkwave band from Oslo, Norway noted for their gothic metal with catchy melodies, massive guitar sound, and a soothing female voice. The band was formed in 1996 by Nell and Kristian Sigland. After going through chang ...
, a gothic metal band from Oslo, Norway *
The Crests The Crests were an American doo-wop group, formed by bass vocalist J.T. Carter in the mid 1950s. The group had several Top 40 hits in the late 1950s and early 1960s on Coed Records. Their most popular song, "16 Candles", rose to #2 on the '' ...
, a late 1950s R&B doo wop band whose big hit was "16 Candles" *
Crest Records Crest Records is a now defunct subsidiary record label of music publisher American Music owned by Sylvester Cross. History Crest Records started operating in 1954, released its first records in 1955. Its offices were located at 9109 Sunset Boul ...
, an American record label from 1954 to 1963 *''Crest'', a 2022 album by
Bladee Benjamin Reichwald (born 9 April 1994), known professionally as Bladee (), is a Swedish rapper, singer, record producer, designer and member of the artistic collective Drain Gang. Reichwald has released music through the Stockholm record label ...
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Ecco2K Zak Arogundade Gaterud, better known by his stage name Ecco2K, is a British-Swedish singer, designer, model, director and member of Drain Gang from Hornstull, Stockholm. Known for his experimental and innovative songwriting as well as his andr ...


Places

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Crest, California Crest is an unincorporated community in San Diego County, California. The Crest census-designated place (CDP) had a population of 2,593 at the 2010 census, down from 2,716 at the 2000 census. Geography Crest is located on a hill east of El Cajo ...
, an unincorporated community, United States * Crest, Drôme, a commune in the Drôme ''département'', France * Crest, Georgia, an unincorporated community, United States *
Crest, Missouri Crest is an unincorporated community in Benton County, Missouri, United States. Crest is located east of Cole Camp. The community was so named on account of its lofty elevation. References Unincorporated communities in Benton County, ...
, an unincorporated community, United States *
Crest Mountain Crest Mountain is a mountain on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, located northeast of Gold River and west of Big Den Mountain. See also *List of mountains of Canada Most mountain peaks of Canada lie in the west, specifically in ...
, British Columbia, Canada *
Le Crest Le Crest is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France. It is part of the urban area of Clermont-Ferrand. Originally, it was a market village in a rural area known for viticulture and other agricultural ...
, a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme ''département'', France


Science and medicine

* Crest (anatomy), various anatomical features *
Crest (feathers) The crest is a prominent feature exhibited by several bird and other dinosaur species on their heads. It is distinct from features such as casques and cockscombs - sometimes erroneously referred to as "crests", which are bony and fleshy struct ...
, a prominent feature exhibited by several bird and other dinosaur species on their heads * Cresting (or ''fasciation''), condition of abnormal growth in vascular plants * Crest (hydrology), the highest level above a certain datum or reference point that a river will reach in a certain amount of time *
Mountain crest A ridge or a mountain ridge is a geographical feature consisting of a chain of mountains or hills that form a continuous elevated crest for an extended distance. The sides of the ridge slope away from the narrow top on either side. The line ...
, a geological feature *
Crest (physics) A crest point on a wave is the maximum value of upward displacement within a cycle. A crest is a point on a surface wave where the displacement of the medium is at a maximum. A trough is the opposite of a crest, so the minimum or lowest point in a ...
, the section of a wave that rises above an undisturbed position * Crest factor, a dimensionless number quantifying the shapes of waves * CREST syndrome, a limited form of the disease scleroderma


Ships

*, a US Navy minesweeper from 1917 to 1919 * ''Crest'' (1900 steamboat), which operated in Puget Sound on the west coast of the United States


Symbols

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Crest (heraldry) A crest is a component of a heraldic display, consisting of the device borne on top of the helm. Originating in the decorative sculptures worn by knights in tournaments and, to a lesser extent, battles, crests became solely pictorial after th ...
, a component of a heraldic display * Crest (sports), a common word for the logo used by a sports club


Other uses

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Crest Airpark Norm Grier Field , formerly Crest Airpark, is a public airport located five miles (8 km) southeast of the central business district of Kent, a city in King County, Washington, United States. It was privately owned by Norm Grier until his death. ...
, a public airport in the state of Washington * Crests (''Digimon''), powerful artifacts in the ''Digimon Adventure'' anime series * ''Crest'' (video game), an indirect god game by Eat Create Sleep *
Jacques-Barthélemy Micheli du Crest Jacques-Barthélemy Micheli du Crest (September 28, 1690 – March 29, 1766) was a military engineer, physicist and cartographer, born in Geneva and so a citizen of the then Republic of Geneva, now in Switzerland. Born into the aristocracy, he eve ...
(1690–1766), Genevan military engineer, physicist and cartographer


See also

* Crested (duck breed), a breed of domestic duck *
Cresting (architecture) Cresting, in architecture, is ornamentation attached to the ridge of a roof, cornice, coping or parapet, usually made of a metal such as iron or copper. Cresting is associated with Second Empire architecture, where such decoration stands out again ...
, ornamentation attached to the ridge of a roof, cornice, coping or parapet * Fasciation or cresting, in botany, abnormal growth of a plant {{disambiguation, geo, school