hole vs air hole

hole and air hole both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hole	Yes	No	Yes	No
air hole	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, air hole is a hyponym of hole; that is, air hole is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hole:

hole (noun)	air hole (noun)
an opening deliberately made in or through something	a hole that allows the passage of air
one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course	a local region of low pressure or descending air that causes a plane to lose height suddenly
informal terms for the mouth
an opening into or through something
a depression hollowed out of solid matter
an unoccupied space
informal terms for a difficult situation
a fault

hole (verb)	air hole (verb)
make holes in
hit the ball into the hole