Hyphenation of platoon

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

pla-toon

Definitions of platoon:

1.	A military unit that is a subdivision of a company Usually has a headquarters and two or more squads Usually commanded by a lieutenant
2.	A team of policemen working under the military platoon system
3.	A group of persons who are engaged in a common activity Platoons of tourists poured out of the busses The defensive platoon of the football team

Synonyms of platoon:

noun	army unit
noun	police squad
noun	social group

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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.