cleaning implement vs cleaning equipment

cleaning implement and cleaning equipment both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cleaning implement	Yes	No	No	No
cleaning equipment	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, cleaning implement and cleaning equipment are synonyms defined as:

cleaning implement and cleaning equipment: any of a large class of implements used for cleaning

Other synonyms of cleaning implement include cleaning device.

cleaning implement (noun)	cleaning equipment (noun)
any of a large class of implements used for cleaning	any of a large class of implements used for cleaning