protection vs covering

protection and covering both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
protection	Yes	No	No	No
covering	Yes	No	No	No

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

As nouns, covering is a hypernym of protection; that is, covering is a word with a broader meaning than protection:

protection: a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury
covering: an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it)

protection (noun)	covering (noun)
the activity of protecting someone or something	the act of protecting something by covering it
payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence	the work of applying something
kindly endorsement and guidance	the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it
the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition	an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it)
a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury	a natural object that covers or envelops
defense against financial failure; financial independence
the condition of being protected