defense vs protection

defense and protection both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
defense	Yes	No	No	No
protection	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, protection is a hypernym of defense; that is, protection is a word with a broader meaning than defense:

As nouns, protection is a hypernym of defense; that is, protection is a word with a broader meaning than defense:

defense (noun)	protection (noun)
(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies	the activity of protecting someone or something
the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury	payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence
a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him	kindly endorsement and guidance
protection from harm	the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition
a structure used to defend against attack	a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury
the justification for some act or belief	defense against financial failure; financial independence
the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions	the condition of being protected
the defendant and his legal advisors collectively
(sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires