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That is essentially correct; the glottal stop is used to abbreviate certain sounds but cutting off the air at the back of the throat. Glottal stops can also be used when Anglisising foreign words such as "gherkin" and "khan" for example. At least, that's the way they would have pronounced at one stage, but the "gh" in "gherkin" is now a hard "g", as is the "kh" in "khan", probably due to their full assimilation into the English language.
When you see a gh or kh combination in a word, the intent is to soften that glottal stop a bit so that it sounds more like a half attempt at making the sound itself.