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crest

noun as in highest point

noun as in emblem, symbol

noun as in topknot on head of animal

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The trophy features many nods from the 60-year-old musician, including a hand-drawn “cresting wave” illustration and an arrow and mod symbol — an allusion to Vedder’s tribute to the Who on his personal guitar.

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But by Wednesday morning they were above 16ft, which is considered a crest.

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The stream banks were denuded of vegetation and the riffle crests obliterated as the choked stream tried to reach the sea.

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“It’s an honor,” midfielder Diego Luna, who had played for the U.S. just four times before the Gold Cup, told reporters about wearing the crest.

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A child on a surfboard balances on its crest.

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