What is "porchlike"

Usage examples of "porchlike".

I leaped up and fled away from him, utilizing the narrow space at the edge of the porchlike upper level, between the safety bannister and the shelves, to the second stairs, on the east side of the upper level, leading down to the main floor.

Although he rarely barked, that night Orson flew into a barking frenzy as he leaped off the dock directly onto the porchlike afterdeck of the cruiser, and by the time I braked to a skidding halt on the damp dock planks, Roosevelt had come out of the boat to cuddle and calm the dog.