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.
Meaning: Lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building. Classified under: Nouns denoting man-made objects. Synonyms: elevator; lift. Hypernyms (elevator is a kind of...): lifting device (a device for lifting heavy loads) Meronyms (parts of elevator): car; elevator car (where passengers ride up and down) Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of elevator): dumbwaiter; food elevator (a small elevator used to convey food (or other goods) from one floor of a building to another)