Wiktionary
alt. (context idiomatic transitive English) To hear about; to learn of, especially with respect to facts intended to have been kept confidential or secret. vb. (context idiomatic transitive English) To hear about; to learn of, especially with respect to facts intended to have been kept confidential or secret.
Usage examples of "get wind of".
It was easy enough for my spies in the household to get wind of it, to see young Marco and to track him.
Perhaps you'd like me to make it up for her, too, seeing that if Marilla was to make it Anne would probably get wind of it before the time and spoil the surprise?
The longer we wait, the better the chance that those hunting us will get wind of where we are.
If the Chinese get wind of what we're doing, it will get ugly, I warn you.
So how did you get wind of it then, a bit of industrial espionage, eh?
If you do not adjust, if you allow Annon to leak out, they will surely get wind of it, and they will destroy you.
They also talked business, these wealthy Bashkir, with nothing more on their minds than the next great deal they had heard about or hoped to get wind of.
Anne would probably get wind of it before the time and spoil the surprise?
Therefore I beg Your Majesty not to reveal my former status, lest the Xylarians get wind of my whereabouts and kidnap me.
Once the newspapers get wind of a thing like this, there's a lot of publicity, even notoriety.