Hyphenation of flagpole

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

flag-pole

Definitions of flagpole:

1.	Surveying instrument consisting of a straight rod painted in bands of alternate red and white each one foot wide Used for sightings by surveyors
2.	A tall staff or pole on which a flag is raised

Synonyms of flagpole:

noun	range pole, ranging pole, surveying instrument, surveyor's instrument
noun	flagstaff, staff

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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.