Hyphenation of “windlass”
The standard US-English hyphenation shown for windlass is wind-lass, with 1 possible break point in this result.
US English hyphenation
wind-lass
2 segments1 break points
British English pattern result
wind-lass
The GB pattern set returns the same result for this word.
What does “windlass” mean?
windlass: a winch, especially one on a ship or in a harbour.
1
noun
a winch, especially one on a ship or in a harbour.
2
verb
haul or lift (something) with a windlass.
How “windlass” is split
wind·lass
For US English, the hyphenation result is wind-lass. This gives 1 possible line-break point in the returned pattern. The British-English pattern set returns the same split.
Questions about “windlass”
How do you hyphenate “windlass”?
In the US-English result used here, windlass is hyphenated as wind-lass.
Where can “windlass” break at the end of a line?
The returned US pattern contains 1 possible break point.
What does “windlass” mean?
a winch, especially one on a ship or in a harbour.