"happy landings" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-happy landings.ogg [Australia] Forms: happy landing [singular]
Head templates: {{en-noun|p|sg=happy landing}} happy landings pl (normally plural, singular happy landing)
  1. (travel, especially aviation) Successful arrivals on land (by air or water), without any untoward incidents. Tags: especially, plural, plural-normally Categories (topical): Aviation, Travel, Happiness
    Sense id: en-happy_landings-en-noun-z1QizDrx Disambiguation of Happiness: 51 49 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 47 53 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, lifestyle, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, tourism, transport, travel
  2. (idiomatic, by extension) Successful outcome or outcomes. Tags: broadly, idiomatic, plural, plural-normally Categories (topical): Happiness
    Sense id: en-happy_landings-en-noun-tKNHCLIU Disambiguation of Happiness: 51 49 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 47 53

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