| Subject | English | German |
| gen. | crest line dam | Staukante Staudamm, Wehr |
| life.sc. | crest line | Firstlinie |
| gen. | crest line reservoir | Staulinie Stausee |
| met. | crest line | Hüllinie |
| gen. | crest line waterfall | Fallkante Wasserfall |
| earth.sc. | crest-line of anticline | Sattelscheitel |
| earth.sc. | crest-line of anticline | Sattellinie |
| med. | iliac crest line | Beckenkammlinie (linea intermedia cristae iliacae) |