happy landings
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happy landings pl (normally plural, singular happy landing)
- (travel, especially aviation) Successful arrivals on land (by air or water), without any untoward incidents.
- 2009, Barbara Ehrenreich, Bright-sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America, →ISBN, p. 198 (Google preview):
- We want our airplane pilots to anticipate failed engines as well as happy landings.
- 2017 January 20, Simon Calder, "Discover the other side of Florida – Kissimmee," Independent (UK) (retrieved 5 June 2018):
- Happy landings: every minute of every hour of every day, an average of 38 people touch down at Orlando airport, gateway to the centre of the Sunshine State.
- 2009, Barbara Ehrenreich, Bright-sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America, →ISBN, p. 198 (Google preview):
- (idiomatic, by extension) Successful outcome or outcomes.
- 1973 June 18, "American Notes: Eureka! Something Works!," Time (retrieved 5 June 2018):
- But one set of Washington policies is all happy landings: the Government's campaign to stop skyjackers is working.
- 2002, Andrea Van Steenhouse, Empty Nest...Full Heart: The Journey from Home to College, →ISBN, p. 47 (Google preview):
- He missed much of his senior year, drifted, but finally graduated. He hasn't gone to college and realizes now that he wants that experience. […] Some of these stories have happy landings.
- 1973 June 18, "American Notes: Eureka! Something Works!," Time (retrieved 5 June 2018):
Usage notes
- (somewhat dated) Used as an expression of farewell or of general good wishes, as in:
- 2000 May 17, David Stout, "Helen Thomas, Washington Fixture, Resigns as U.P.I. Reporter," New York Times (retrieved 5 June 2018):
- Ms. Thomas, 79, said in a statement released by U.P.I.: […] "I wish the new owners all the best, great stories and happy landings."
- 2000 May 17, David Stout, "Helen Thomas, Washington Fixture, Resigns as U.P.I. Reporter," New York Times (retrieved 5 June 2018):
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