Hyphenation of windlass

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

wind-lass

Definitions of windlass:

1.	Lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds

Synonyms of windlass:

noun	winch, lifting device

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

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