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.
Haul(verb) to pull or draw with force; to drag. Haul(verb) to transport by drawing, as with horses or oxen; as, to haul logs to a sawmill. Haul(verb) to change the direction of a ship by hauling the wind. See under Haul, v. t. Haul(verb) to pull apart, as oxen sometimes do when yoked.