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.
Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present tense lifts , present participle lifting , past tense , past participle lifted. 1. verb. If you lift something, you move it to another position, especially upwards. The Colonel lifted the phone and dialed his superior. She lifted the last of her drink to her lips.