honor guard vs escort

honor guard and escort both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
honor guard	Yes	No	No	No
escort	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, escort is a hypernym of honor guard; that is, escort is a word with a broader meaning than honor guard:

honor guard: an escort for a distinguished guest or for the casket at a military funeral
escort: an attendant who is employed to accompany someone

honor guard (noun)	escort (noun)
an escort for a distinguished guest or for the casket at a military funeral	the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them
	a participant in a date
	someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
	an attendant who is employed to accompany someone

honor guard (verb)	escort (verb)
	accompany as an escort
	conduct someone someplace