ribbon vs Distinguished Flying Cross

Distinguished Flying Cross vs ribbon

ribbon and Distinguished Flying Cross both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ribbon	Yes	No	No	No
Distinguished Flying Cross	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Distinguished Flying Cross is a hyponym of ribbon; that is, Distinguished Flying Cross is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ribbon:

ribbon: an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
Distinguished Flying Cross: a United States Air Force decoration for heroism while participating in an aerial flight

Other hyponyms of ribbon include Congressional Medal of Honor, Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Medal, Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross, Air Medal, Silver Star, Silver Star Medal, Bronze Star, Bronze Star Medal, Order of the Purple Heart, Purple Heart, Oak Leaf Cluster, Victoria Cross, Distinguished Conduct Medal, Distinguished Service Order, Croix de Guerre, Medaille Militaire.

ribbon (noun)	Distinguished Flying Cross (noun)
notion consisting of a narrow strip of fine material used for trimming	a United States Air Force decoration for heroism while participating in an aerial flight
a long strip of inked material for making characters on paper with a typewriter
an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
any long object resembling a thin line

Difference between ribbon and Distinguished Flying Cross

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