Hyphenation of belays

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word belays? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

be-lays

Definitions of belays:

1.	Something to which a mountain climber's rope can be secured
2.	Turn a rope round an object or person in order to secure it or him
3.	Fasten a boat to a bitt, pin, or cleat

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

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.