cannon vs plate armour

plate armour vs cannon

cannon and plate armour both are nouns.

cannon is a verb but plate armour is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cannon	Yes	No	Yes	No
plate armour	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, plate armour is a hypernym of cannon; that is, plate armour is a word with a broader meaning than cannon:

cannon: (Middle Ages) a cylindrical piece of armor plate to protect the arm
plate armour: specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire

Other hypernyms of cannon include armor plate, armor plating, armour plate, plate armor.

cannon (noun)	plate armour (noun)
a shot in billiards in which the cue ball contacts one object ball and then the other	specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire
lower part of the leg extending from the hock to the fetlock in hoofed mammals	a historical type of personal armor made from iron or steel plates, which superseded mail during the 14th century.
a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels
heavy automatic gun fired from an airplane
(Middle Ages) a cylindrical piece of armor plate to protect the arm
heavy gun fired from a tank

cannon (verb)	plate armour (verb)
fire a cannon
make a cannon

Difference between cannon and plate armour

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