belay vs climbing equipment

belay and climbing equipment both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
belay	Yes	No	Yes	No
climbing equipment	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, climbing equipment is a hypernym of belay; that is, climbing equipment is a word with a broader meaning than belay:

belay: something to which a mountain climber's rope can be secured
climbing equipment: sports equipment used during rock or any other type of climbing.

Other hypernyms of belay include outcrop, outcropping, rock outcrop, rock-climbing equipment.

belay (noun)	climbing equipment (noun)
something to which a mountain climber's rope can be secured	sports equipment used during rock or any other type of climbing.

belay (verb)	climbing equipment (verb)
fasten a boat to a bitt, pin, or cleat
turn a rope round an object or person in order to secure it or him