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.
4. (in weightlifting) the raising of a weight from shoulder height to above the head by straightening the arms. 5. the jerks, involuntary, spasmodic muscular movements, as from emotional tension. v.t. 6. to pull, twist, move, thrust, or throw with a quick, suddenly arrested motion: She jerked the child by the hand.