epauliere vs armor plating

epauliere and armor plating both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
epauliere	Yes	No	No	No
armor plating	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, armor plating is a hypernym of epauliere; that is, armor plating is a word with a broader meaning than epauliere:

epauliere: armor plate that protects the shoulder
armor plating: specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire

Other hypernyms of epauliere include armor plate, armour plate, plate armor, plate armour.

epauliere (noun)	armor plating (noun)
armor plate that protects the shoulder	specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire