Fremantle Doctor

English Etymology Named after the city (now within Perth suburbs) of Fremantle, which is the direction the wind comes from to reach central districts of Perth; called the "doctor" for the relief it brings on hot summer days. Pronunciation en EN-AU ck1 Fremantle Doctor.ogg AU Proper noun Fremantle Doctor en Australia The sea breeze that blows from the Indian Ocean over Perth, Western Australia. en Doctor Freo Doctor en 1986 w:Tim Winton w:That Eye, the Sky Scribner Paperback 2002 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=HFkpl9YAXHQC&pg=PA38&dq=%22Fremantle+Doctor%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=1FJXT4L0COvOmAXbzvjGDw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Fremantle%20Doctor%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false 38 Afterwards, you go up with your oldies to the beer garden and you get a lemon squash and sit in the shade and wait for the Fremantle Doctor. en 2005 Australian Geographic: The Journal of the Australian Geographic Society 77-80 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=0RYKAQAAMAAJ&q=%22Fremantle+Doctor%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&dq=%22Fremantle+Doctor%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=1FJXT4L0COvOmAXbzvjGDw&redir_esc=y 18 Just offshore from Rous Head, the Fremantle Doctor had its effect on the America′s Cup defence in 1987, where the course was positioned. en 2009 Nic Compton Iain Oughtred: A Life in Boats 23 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=EalFXKLAN00C&pg=PA23&dq=%22Fremantle+Doctor%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=wFVXT9XKIKaLmQWcsP3MDw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Fremantle%20Doctor%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false The Western Australian sailors were gloating because they didn't think we would be up to the Fremantle Doctor (a strong wind which usually blows up at 3pm). Usage notes Certain other Western Australian towns — for instance Albany, Geraldton, Esperance, Eucla and Perth — have similar "doctors", as does the South African Cape Peninsula (the Cape Doctor). See also en Weather Wind