alternating; alternate arrangement; staggered
Used as a noun or na-adjective for things placed or occurring in an alternating order, often with 互い違いに for arranging items alternately or in a staggered way.
Red and white flags are lined up alternately.
We placed the desks in a staggered arrangement to make the aisle wider.
I arranged the red and white flowers in an alternating pattern.
She interlaced her fingers alternately and prayed.
We arranged the seats so men and women would sit alternately.