mining vs defensive measure

mining and defensive measure both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mining	Yes	No	No	No
defensive measure	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, defensive measure is a hypernym of mining; that is, defensive measure is a word with a broader meaning than mining:

mining: laying explosive mines in concealed places to destroy enemy personnel and equipment
defensive measure: (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies

Other hypernyms of mining include defence, defense.

mining (noun)	defensive measure (noun)
the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth	(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
laying explosive mines in concealed places to destroy enemy personnel and equipment