nen-thro-svept'thro-yut

main gangway hatch

Pronunciation

nɛnθɾosvɛptʔθɾojut

Sound out nen-thro-svept'thro-yut letter by letter:

• nnn as in 'no'
• eɛe as in 'bet'
• nnn as in 'no'
• thθth as in 'thin'
• rɾlightly tapped r, as in Spanish 'pero'
• ooo as in 'go'
• sss as in 'sun'
• vvv as in 'van'
• eɛe as in 'bet'
• ppp as in 'spin' (no puff of air)
• ttt as in 'stop' (no puff of air)
• 'ʔglottal stop, the catch in 'uh-oh'
• thθth as in 'thin'
• rɾlightly tapped r, as in Spanish 'pero'
• ooo as in 'go'
• yjy as in 'yes'
• uuoo as in 'food'
• ttt as in 'stop' (no puff of air)

main large hatch allowing personnel to board or disembark a starship when it is in drydock or docked with a space station