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.
lift. 1  heavy - From the Proto-Germanic verb khabjan, lift, came the noun khabiz, weight, which begat the Dutch hevig and then English heavy. 2  hover - Comes from hove, raise, lift, rise or linger, wait.. 3  lift - The action of cutting a deck of cards used to be called the lift. 4  weigh - First meant carry, lift, bear, raise up..