protective covering vs dust cover

dust cover vs protective covering

protective covering and dust cover both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
protective covering	Yes	No	No	No
dust cover	Yes	No	No	No

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

protective covering: a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury
dust cover: a removable plastic protective covering for a piece of equipment

Other hyponyms of protective covering 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, 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, testudo, thumbstall, toecap, splashboard, washboard.

protective covering (noun)	dust cover (noun)
the tough natural covering of some organisms	a removable plastic protective covering for a piece of equipment
a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury	a large piece of cloth used to cover furniture that is not in use for a long period
	a paper jacket for a book; a jacket on which promotional information is usually printed

Difference between protective covering and dust cover

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