fencing sword vs sword

fencing sword and sword both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fencing sword	Yes	No	No	No
sword	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, sword is a hypernym of fencing sword; that is, sword is a word with a broader meaning than fencing sword:

fencing sword: a sword used in the sport of fencing
sword: a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard

Other hypernyms of fencing sword include blade, brand, steel.

fencing sword (noun)	sword (noun)
a sword used in the sport of fencing	a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard