Stoop in this sense always seemed to me to be an American word. Is the object if not the word restricted to certain parts of the US then?

Many houses where I grew up had a porch, a small covered area in front of the front door which was sheltered from the rain where you could wait to be let in. More and more they seem to be being enclosed with an extra door as a barrier against the cold and used as storage area for coats and stuff..

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