Hyphenation of albatross

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word albatross? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

al-ba-tross

Definitions of albatross:

1.	(figurative) something that hinders or handicaps She was an albatross around his neck
2.	Large web-footed birds of the southern hemisphere having long narrow wings Noted for powerful gliding flight

Synonyms of albatross:

noun	millstone, hindrance, deterrent, impediment, balk, baulk, check, handicap
noun	mollymawk, pelagic bird, oceanic bird

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The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.