protection vs testudo

testudo vs protection

protection and testudo both are nouns.

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

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

protection: a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury
testudo: a movable protective covering that provided protection from above; used by Roman troops when approaching the walls of a besieged fortification

Other hyponyms of protection include armor, armour, bell glass, bell jar, binder, ring-binder, back, binding, book binding, cover, blind, screen, armguard, bracer, cap, cloche, coaster, cold frame, crystal, watch crystal, watch glass, dust cover, faceplate, cladding, facing, fall-board, fallboard, escutcheon, finger plate, scutcheon, heat shield, bonnet, cowl, cowling, hood, housing, lamp shade, lampshade, shade, liner, lining, mask, mulch, roof, roof, screen, shade, sheath, overlay, overlayer, sheathing, shelter, shield, dashboard, splashboard, splasher, splasher, thumbstall, toecap, splashboard, washboard.

protection (noun)	testudo (noun)
the activity of protecting someone or something	a movable protective covering that provided protection from above; used by Roman troops when approaching the walls of a besieged fortification
payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence
kindly endorsement and guidance
the imposition of duties or quotas on imports in order to protect domestic industry against foreign competition
a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury
defense against financial failure; financial independence
the condition of being protected

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