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.
10 verb To lift something means to increase its amount or to increase the level or the rate at which it happens. (=increase). The bank lifted its basic home loans rate to 10.99% from 10.75%... V n to/from/by amount. A barrage would halt the flow upstream and lift the water level.