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 - fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means; Food is airlifted into Bosnia airlift. fly - transport by aeroplane; We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America 17. lift - take (root crops) out of the ground; lift potatoes dig, dig out - create by digging; dig a hole; dig out a channel 18.