Hyphenation of barrel

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

bar-rel

Definitions of barrel:

1.	A tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
2.	A cylindrical container that holds liquids
3.	A bulging cylindrical shape Hollow with flat ends
4.	The quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold
5.	Any of various units of capacity A barrel of beer is 31 gallons and a barrel of oil is 42 gallons
6.	Put in barrels

Synonyms of barrel:

noun	gun barrel, tube, tubing
noun	cask, vessel
noun	drum, cylinder
noun	barrelful, containerful
noun	bbl, United States liquid unit, British capacity unit, Imperial capacity unit
verb	put, set, place, pose, position, lay

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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.