passing play vs aerial

passing play and aerial both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
passing play	Yes	No	No	No
aerial	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, aerial is a hyponym of passing play; that is, aerial is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than passing play:

passing play: (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
aerial: a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer

Other hyponyms of passing play include forward pass, lateral, lateral pass, spot pass.

passing play (noun)	aerial (noun)
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate	a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer
	an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals

passing play (adjective)	aerial (adjective)
	existing or living or growing or operating in the air
	characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air