경유
/kjʌŋ.ju/Sense 1
layover; transit stop; via (a city)
중간에 들러 가는 일; 환승 경유
Airport context: stopping at a hub before the final destination.
항공·공항에서 최종 목적지 전 허브 공항을 거칠 때 씁니다.
Examples
This flight has a three-hour layover in Dubai.
At the transit airport you can connect without collecting your bags.
There was no nonstop flight, so I booked a ticket via Frankfurt.
Sense 2
diesel; diesel fuel
경유(디젤 연료); 디젤
Homonym of 경유 'via/layover' — this sense (輕油) is the word printed at Korean gas stations for diesel.
'경유(輕油)'는 디젤 연료를 뜻하는 말로, 비행기 '경유(經由, layover)'와는 한자가 다른 동음이의어입니다.
Examples
I filled the tank with diesel at the gas station.
This truck runs on diesel, not gasoline.
These days diesel has become more expensive than gasoline.
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During the layover, she grabbed coffee and charged her phone.
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