the act of strengthening with stakes
• (n.) The act or practice of driving piles or posts into the ground to make it firm.
Pal`i·fi·ca'tion noun [ Latin palus a stake + -ficare (in comp.) to make: confer French palification . See -fy .] The act or practice of driving piles or posts into the ground to make it firm. [ R.] Sir H. Wotton.