impediment vs albatross

impediment and albatross both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
impediment	Yes	No	No	No
albatross	Yes	No	No	No

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

impediment: something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
albatross: (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps

Other hyponyms of impediment include millstone, bind, diriment impediment, drag, obstacle, obstruction, straitjacket.

impediment (noun)	albatross (noun)
any structure that makes progress difficult	large web-footed birds of the Southern Hemisphere having long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight
something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress	(figurative) something that hinders or handicaps