1. chambon - Noun
2. Chambon - Proper noun
chambon (plural chambons)
A strap that connects the girth or surcingle to rings on either side of the bridle or halter, preventing the horse from raising its head beyond a fixed point.
Chambon (plural Chambons)
A surname from French.
In Chambon, Grothendieck attended the Collège Cévenol (now known as the Le Collège-Lycée Cévenol International ), a unique secondary school founded in 1938 by local Protestant pacifists and anti-war activists. Source: Internet
Many of the refugee children hidden in Chambon attended Cévenol, and it was at this school that Grothendieck apparently first became fascinated with mathematics. Source: Internet