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Hyphenation of boatswain

How to hyphenate boatswain

Because it is a word with a single syllable, boatswain is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

boatswain
Syllables Count
1
Characters Count
9
Alpha-numeric Characters Count
9
Hyphens Count
0
Haphenation done based on the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. The computed hyphenation pattern is: boatswain

Definitions of boatswain

boatswain is defined as:

Definition 1 as noun

  • noun
    The officer (or warrant officer) in charge of sails, rigging, anchors, cables etc. and all work on deck of a sailing ship.
  • noun
    The petty officer of a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen.
  • noun
    A kind of gull, the jaeger.
  • noun
    The tropicbird.

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What is hyphenation

Hyphenation is the process of dividing words across lines in print or on websites. It involves inserting hyphens (-) where a word breaks to continue on the next line.

Proper hyphenation improves readability by reducing the unevenness of word spacing and unnecessary large gaps. It also helps avoid confusion that may occur when part of a word carries over. Ideal hyphenation should break words according to pronunciation and syllables. Most word processors and publishing apps have automated tools to handle hyphenation effectively based on language rules and dictionaries. Though subtle, proper hyphenation improves overall typography and reading comfort.