According to Herodotus, the Persian fleet initially numbered 1,207 triremes â¢ The Greek fleet numbered 366 triremes â¢ Significance of the battle: it marked the turning point of the war.
lifting (plural liftings) 1  The action or process by which something is lifted; elevation. ( 2 sports) Weightlifting; a form of exercise in which weights are lifted. ( 3 medicin) Plastic surgery for tightening facial tissues and improving the facial appearance.
Princeton's WordNet(1.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition: lift(noun) the act of giving temporary assistance. aerodynamic lift, lift(noun) the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity. elevation, lift, raising(noun) the event of something being raised upward.