Birkenhead

American  

[bur-kuhn-hed] / ˈbɜr kənˌhɛd /

noun

1. a seaport in Merseyside metropolitan county, in W England, on the Mersey River opposite Liverpool.

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Birkenhead ¹ British  

/ ˌbɜːkənˈhɛd /

noun

1. a port in NW England, in Wirral unitary authority, Merseyside: former shipbuilding centre. Pop: 83 729 (2001)

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Birkenhead ² British  

/ ˈbɜːkənˌhɛd /

noun

1. Frederick Edwin Smith , 1st Earl of, known as F. E. Smith . 1872–1930, British Conservative statesman, lawyer, and orator

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Example Sentences

Mr Cassidy had told Alison he was a joiner from Birkenhead and described himself as an "Anarcho-syndicalist".

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2025

They were painted on to Grange Road West in Birkenhead as part of a temporary one-way system and other traffic-calming measures introduced by Wirral Council.

From BBC • Oct. 11, 2025

The 32-year-old ship was moved to the Cammell Laird shipyard in Birkenhead for a "highly complex" repair operation which required removal of the ship's engines.

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2025

"I'm really hopeful with the work that we are doing but we really are relying on the community, particularly Birkenhead, just to really think about the nature of that investigation at the time," she said.

From BBC • May 14, 2025

Because, Mr. Birkenhead, I serve a King de jure and not de facto.

From Shrewsbury A Romance by Weyman, Stanley J.