crescent-shaped

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crescent-shaped

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Having the shape of a crescent, with inner and outer curves of different radii. [...] it settles the vexed question as to whether Stroudley or R. J. Billinton first introduced crescent-shaped balanceweights into the driving and coupled wheels of L.B. & S.C. locomotives.
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@misc{crescent_shaped_2026,
  title = {crescent-shaped},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/crescent-shaped},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}